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thumb|Album cover (1978) Blodwen () is an opera in three acts composed in 1878 by Dr Joseph Parry to a libretto by Richard Davies. It was the first opera written in the Welsh language.

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Composer
Joseph Parry
Librettist
Richard Davies
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language of work or name
Welsh
number of parts of this work
3
date of first performance
1878-05-21
Commons category
Blodwen
publication date
1850-00-00
copyright status
public domain
title
Blodwen
location of first performance
Aberystwyth
form of creative work
opera
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Contents
  • Reception
  • Synopsis
  • Act 1
  • Act 2
  • Act 3
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Album cover (1978) Blodwen () is an opera in three acts composed in 1878 by Dr Joseph Parry to a libretto by Richard Davies. It was the first opera written in the Welsh language.

==Reception== The opera premiered on 21 May 1878 at the Temperance Hall in Aberystwyth, with Parry himself conducting.

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